Dangerously

adv

adv ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1
In a dangerous manner; so as to cause danger.
"It was found that it took about two years for the lost sting to be dangerously replaced, so that an annual pruning assured that they were in a state of safety where they could provide vast amusement for the children."

Adverb

1
in a dangerous manner wordnet

Synonyms

badly hazardously perilously riskily seriously severely

Antonyms

Example

"The rationale behind certain New Age treatments can be dangerously wrong."

Etymology

From dangerous + -ly.

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live dangerously

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